Tom Joseph Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 13 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I know that the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party really wants us to hasten the process, which is okay because that is his business. I want to support the Committee, but I also need to point out that a few things need to be done in order. If we do not do things within the Standing Orders, we will take the National Assembly out of rail. For example, the able Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee brought before us an amendment which was drawn by the Departmental Committee on Energy against your command and ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, let me go on record to thank the Government for bringing this Bill. However, I think we need to seriously discuss the use of Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bills. Kenyans will suffer if we are going to go this direction with legislation. This is because we saw some heavy stuff introduced to the Gaming Act and the procurement law through this legislation. Some of these things need policy papers to guide us on where the country is going on some of the issues that have huge implications. For example, on punitive laws, some Cabinet Secretary wakes up ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: So, whereas I put my voice in complimenting the other side for bringing this legislation, I think we need to agree. Leader of the Majority Party, this is a discussion from the heart of Members. We are tired of complaining about Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bills and fighting in this Chamber just because a lot of things come here and surprise us. They have not gone for public participation. If officers from the ministries will bring these pieces of legislation, then let us have a law that will guide them on what can be provided through a Statute Law (Miscellaneous ... view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, you are doing a very good job this evening. We are trying to follow with this new equipment called the e-system which does not help much because it has the Order Paper, but it does not have the Bills and the parent Act. Without those things, even when we are going electronic, I am not so sure whether we are capable of being there. The Leader of the Majority Party is trying to keep track with legislation. For example, in Section 167(4)(b), there is no proposed amendment but when you consider the new provision in sub-section ... view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: Yes, we have, but I was just saying that we probably need to go… view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: I am very digital. The problem is the content. The Bill and Acts are not here. What is here is only the Order Paper. view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, sometimes this can be very disastrous, of course there is no amendment but I am looking at the Act, there is no mention of Section 78 in the parent Act. The parent Act talks about Section 76(6). In other words, what the amendment is trying to do is already in the Act. This is why I am calling for a lot of scrutiny. view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: No, the amendment is on Section 176 but it is deleting the expression Section 78 and substituting therefore, the expression Section 76(6). When you consider the Act itself in Section 176(e), Section 78 is not mentioned, what is mentioned is Section 76(6). It means that we need to be very careful. It would seem to me that whoever put together the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, there are a lot of typographical errors that would lead to very serious interpretation of these sections. Did you understand what I said? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 8 May 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the order which I rise to seek from you arises from what my friend Hon. Ichung’wah, Member for Kikuyu Constituency has just said. You need to give us guidance. In fact, as I looked at the Order Paper before he rose, I saw that the Office of the Clerk had flagged it out that these amendments are subject to Article 114 of the Constitution and the Budget and Appropriations Committee had pronounced itself on it. Hon. Ichung’wah has informed us of the Treasury reservations. Article 114 of the Constitution is mandatory in its terms. It says ... view